The Çrémad-Bhägavatam is also full of such narrations about the relationship between the

Supreme Lord and His devotees; therefore the Çrémad-Bhägavatam is very dear to the devotees,
as stated in the Bhägavatam itself (12.13.18). Çrémad-bhägavataà puräëam amalaà yad
vaiñëavänäà priyam. In this narration there is nothing about material activities, economic
development, sense gratification or liberation. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the only narration in
which the transcendental nature of the Supreme Lord and His devotees is fully described. Thus
the realized souls in Kåñëa consciousness take continual pleasure in hearing such transcendental
literatures, just as a young boy and girl take pleasure in association.

Purport, Bhagavad-gétä 10.9

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the transcendental science not only for knowing the ultimate source of
everything but also for knowing our relation with Him and our duty toward perfection of the
human society on the basis of this perfect knowledge.

Preface, Çrémad-Bhägavatam

Since Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu is the Absolute Personality of Godhead, He is both Bhagavän
and Bhägavatam in person and in sound. Therefore His process of approaching the Çrémad-
Bhägavatam is practical for all people of the world. It was His wish that the Çrémad-Bhägavatam
be preached in every nook and corner of the world by those who happened to take their birth in
India.

Introduction, Çrémad-Bhägavatam

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the purely transcendental urge of the soul.

Introduction, Çrémad-Bhägavatam

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the narration of the svarüpa of the Lord manifested by His internal
potency, and this potency is distinguished from the external potency which has manifested the
cosmic world, which is within our experience.
SB 1.1.1

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is not only a superior literature but is the ripened fruit of all Vedic
literatures. In other words, it is the cream of all Vedic knowledge.
SB 1.1.3

The Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the sublime literature which surpasses all other Vedic scriptures due
to its transcendental qualities. It is transcendental to all mundane activities and mundane
knowledge.
1.1.3

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is so carefully presented that a sincere and serious person can at once enjoy
the ripened fruit of Vedic knowledge simply by drinking the nectarean juice through the mouth
of Çukadeva Gosvämé or his bona fide representative.
SB 1.1.3
Çrémad-Bhägavatam is a natural commentation on the Brahma-sütra, or the Bädaräyaëi
Vedänta-sütras. It is called natural because Vyäsadeva is author of both the Vedänta-sütras and
Çrémad-Bhägavatam, or the essence of all Vedic literatures.
SB 1.1.7

The Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the transcendental sound representation of the Personality of

Godhead, and thus it is the full representation of transcendental knowledge and religious
principles.
SB 1.1.23

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the natural supplementary commentary on the Vedänta-sütras. The

Vedänta-sütras, or the Brahma-sütras, were compiled by Vyäsadeva with a view to presenting
just the cream of Vedic knowledge. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the natural commentary on this
cream.
SB 1.2.3

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the one unrivaled commentary on Vedänta-sütra.

SB 1.2.3

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the spotless Puräëa, and it is especially meant for those who desire to get
out of the material entanglement permanently.
SB 1.2.4

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the bona fide explanation of these Vedic literatures. The Lord can be
realized through the aural reception of the transcendental message, and that is the only way to
experience the transcendental subject.
SB 1.2.32

This Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the literary incarnation of God, and it is compiled by Çréla

Vyäsadeva, the incarnation of God. It is meant for the ultimate good of all people, and it is all-
successful, all-blissful and all-perfect.
SB 1.3.40

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the literary incarnation of Lord Çré Kåñëa and is therefore nondifferent
from Him. Çrémad-Bhägavatam should be worshiped as respectfully as we worship the Lord.
Thereby we can derive the ultimate blessings of the Lord through its careful and patient study.
1.3.40

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is Lord Çré Kåñëa Himself in the form of recorded knowledge. Therefore, it
is the cream of all the Vedas, and it contains all historical facts of all times in relation with Çré
Kåñëa. It is factually the essence of all histories.
1.3.41

Bhagavad-gétä is the preliminary study of the Bhägavatam. And Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the

summum bonum of life, Lord Çré Kåñëa personified. We must therefore accept Çrémad-
Bhägavatam as the direct representation of Lord Kåñëa. One who can see Çrémad-Bhägavatam
can see also Lord Çré Kåñëa in person. They are identical.
1.3.43
Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the special contribution of Çréla Vyäsadeva.
1.4.3

The Bhagavad-gétä is the spoken message of the Lord Himself recorded by Vyäsadeva, and the
Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the transcendental narration of the activities of the same Lord Kåñëa,
which alone can satisfy the hankering desires of the living being for eternal peace and liberation
from miseries. Çrémad-Bhägavatam, therefore, is meant for all the living beings all over the
universe for total liberation from all kinds of material bondage.
1.5.13

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the topmost theological science, and therefore it can react on the laymen
as medicinal doses. Because it contains the transcendental activities of the Lord, there is no
difference between the Lord and the literature. The literature is the factual literary incarnation
of the Lord.
1.5.16

Çré Näradajé advised Vyäsadeva to describe the glories of the Lord just to do good to all eight
classes of men, both good and bad. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is therefore not meant for any particular
class of men or sect. It is for the sincere soul who actually wants his own welfare and peace of
mind.
1.5.40

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the repetition of history which happened some hundreds of millions of

years ago.
1.6.11

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the summum bonum remedy for suffering humanity in the clutches of
mäyä.
1.7.5

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is so made that one becomes at once engaged in the path of self-realization
simply by hearing the topics. Although it is especially meant for the paramahaàsas, or those who
are totally engaged in self-realization, it works into the depths of the hearts of those who may be
worldly men.
1.7.8

The theme of Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the cure of the materialistic disease of the human being, or
stopping completely the pangs of material existence.
1.7.8

rémad-Bhägavatam is also a Puräëa, but the special significance of this Puräëa is that the
activities of the Lord are central and not just supplementary historical facts. Çrémad-Bhägavatam
is thus recommended by Lord Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu as the spotless Puräëa.
1.7.12

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the post-graduate study of knowledge for one who has thoroughly
understood the principles of the Bhagavad-gétä.
1.10.22
Çrémad-Bhägavatam is a narration about the Personality of Godhead and the devotees of the
Lord like the Päëòavas. The narration of the Personality of Godhead and His devotees is
absolute in itself, and thus to hear it with a devotional attitude is to associate with the Lord and
constant companions of the Lord. By the process of hearing Çrémad-Bhägavatam one can attain
the highest perfection of life, namely going back home, back to Godhead, without failure.
1.15.51

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the history of the activities of the Lord. And the activities of the Lord are
performed in relation with the devotees of the Lord. Therefore, the history of the devotees is not
different from the history of Lord Kåñëa's activities.
1.18.9

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is mainly full of the narrations of the activities of the Supreme Unlimited,
and therefore it is the science of bhakti-yoga, or the devotional service of the Lord. Thus it is
para, or supreme, because although it is enriched with all knowledge and religion, it is
specifically enriched with the devotional service of the Lord.
1.18.17

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the postgraduate study for the student of the Bhagavad-gétä. Both of them
are the science of Kåñëa, the Absolute Truth, and so they are interdependent.
2.1.29

The bhägavata-dharma, or the cult of Çrémad-Bhägavatam, is perfectly distinct from the way of
fruitive activities, which are considered by the devotees to be merely a waste of time.
2.2.3

The Bhagavad-gétä is the preliminary conception of the Personality of Godhead Çré Kåñëa, and
Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the further explanation of the science of Godhead.
2.2.35

The highest perfectional thinking for human society is suggested here by Çukadeva Gosvämé,
namely, sufficiently hearing Çrémad-Bhägavatam. For men in this age of Kali, when they have
lost the perfect vision of life, this Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the torchlight by which to see the real
path.
2.2.37

Bhagavad-gétä, although containing the high philosophy of the Vedic wisdom, is for the
beginners in the transcendental science, and Çrémad-Bhägavatam is for graduates and
postgraduates in the transcendental science.
2.3.14

The crucial test of hearing Çrémad-Bhägavatam is that one should get positive enlightenment by
such an act.
2.4.5

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the history of such activities of the Lord, and people who take interest in
hearing Çrémad-Bhägavatam clear their hearts of accumulated mundane filth. There are a
thousand and one rash literatures on the market, but one who has taken interest in the Çrémad-
Bhägavatam loses all interest in such filthy literatures.
2.6.46

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the complete human civilization dealing with the subject matter of the
soul proper. As soon as a man is raised to the status of the civilization of the soul, he is fit to be
promoted to the kingdom of God.
2.7.18

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the philosophy of devotional service and the scientific presentation of

man's relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
2.7.52

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is certainly a very dear scripture for all the devotees of the Lord, but it is
auspicious even for the nondevotees also because it explains that even the nondevotees hovering
under the spell of material energy can be delivered from such clutches if they hear the narration
of the Çrémad-Bhägavatam with devotion and attention from the right source representing the
Lord by disciplic succession.
2.8.2

Çrémad-Bhägavatam, which is full of narrations of the activities of the Supreme Lord, is

auspicious for all living beings residing in every planet. One who takes it as belonging to a
particular sect is certainly mistaken.
2.8.2

The sound of Çrémad-Bhägavatam is transcendental, and the resonance of Çrémad-Bhägavatam is

as good as that of the Vedas. Thus the topic of the Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the science of both the
Lord and the living entity. Regular reading or hearing of Çrémad-Bhägavatam is also
performance of bhakti-yoga, and one can attain the highest perfection simply by the association
of Çrémad-Bhägavatam.
2.9.4

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is not like ordinary fiction or mundane literature. It is unlimited in

strength, and however one may expand it according to one's own ability, Bhägavatam still
cannot be finished by such expansion.
2.9.44

Çrémad-Bhägavatam, being the sound representation of the Lord, is simultaneously explained in

four verses and in four billion verses all the same, inasmuch as the Lord is smaller than the atom
and bigger than the unlimited sky. Such is the potency of Çrémad-Bhägavatam.
2.9.44

There are two important kåñëa-kathäs current in the world—Bhagavad-gétä and Çrémad-
Bhägavatam. Bhagavad-gétä is kåñëa-kathä because it is spoken by Kåñëa, whereas Çrémad-
Bhägavatam is kåñëa-kathä because it narrates about Kåñëa.
3.5.10

The real purpose of Vedänta-sütra is explained by the author himself in the Çrémad-Bhägavatam,
and anyone trying to understand Vedänta-sütra without reference to Çrémad-Bhägavatam is
certainly misguided.
3.5.12
The Çrémad-Bhägavatam is called the paramahaàsa-saàhitä, the treatise for the highest class of
human beings.
3.22.19

Bhagavad-gétä is the instruction given by Kåñëa, and Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the book containing
topics exclusively about Kåñëa and His devotees. These two books are the special nectar of the
words of Kåñëa.
4.7.44

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the supreme instruction of the Vedas. Galitaà phalam: the ripened fruit
of the Vedas is Çrémad-Bhägavatam.
6.5.30

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the pure transcendental process of religion.

6.16.40

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the Mahä-Puräëa, the essence of all the Puräëas.

7.2.27

Hearing from the text of Çrémad-Bhägavatam is considered the most important process of
hearing. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is full of transcendental chanting of the holy name, and therefore
the chanting and hearing of Çrémad-Bhägavatam are transcendentally full of mellows.
7.5.23

Simply by understanding Çrémad-Bhägavatam, one can understand the science of the activities
of the devotees, the activities of the demons, the permanent abode and the temporary abode.
Through Çrémad-Bhägavatam, everything is perfectly known.
7.10.43

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the easiest way of directly approaching Kåñëa.

10.12.7

The whole purpose of Çrémad-Bhägavatam is to arouse our love for Lord Kåñëa, and one should
not foolishly misunderstand this great purpose.
11.11.28

The exclusive purpose of Çrémad-Bhägavatam is to convince the conditioned soul to execute

unconditional loving surrender to the Lord and go back home, back to Godhead.
12.5.1

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the best of all Puräëas.

12.13.3

All other Puranic scriptures shine forth in the assembly of saintly devotees only as long as that
great ocean of nectar, Çrémad-Bhägavatam, is not heard.
12.13.14
Çrémad-Bhägavatam is declared to be the essence of all Vedänta philosophy. One who has felt
satisfaction from its nectarean mellow will never be attracted to any other literature.
12.13.15

Just as the Gaìgä is the greatest of all rivers, Lord Acyuta the supreme among deities and Lord
Çambhu [Çiva] the greatest of Vaiñëavas, so Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the greatest of all Puräëas.
12.13.16

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is Çréla Vyäsadeva’s last, mature contribution

MADHYA 19.17

“Çrémad-Bhägavatam is as great as Kåñëa, the Supreme Lord and shelter of everything. In each
and every verse of Çrémad-Bhägavatam and in each and every syllable, there are various
meanings.
24.318

‘The meaning of the Vedänta-sütra is present in Çrémad-Bhägavatam. The full purport of the
Mahäbhärata is also there. The commentary of the Brahma-gäyatré is also there and fully
expanded with all Vedic knowledge. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the supreme Puräëa, and it was
compiled by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Vyäsadeva. There are
twelve cantos, 335 chapters and eighteen thousand verses.’
Garuòa Puräëa.
MADHYA 25.143

Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu has personally preached the transcendental truths and mellows of
Çrémad-Bhägavatam. Çrémad-Bhägavatam and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are
identical, for Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the sound incarnation of Çré Kåñëa.
MADHYA 25.266

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is understandable only for one who can follow in the footsteps of Çré
Caitanya Mahäprabhu.
ANTYA 5.131 (For promotion of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta)
Çrémad-Bhägavatam is compiled by the greatest sage, Vyäsadeva, and it is a work coming out of
his mature experience.

TLC 15

The purpose of the Upaniñads, Vedänta-sütra and Çrémad-Bhägavatam is one and the same. If
one studies Çrémad-Bhägavatam carefully, he will find that all the Upaniñads and the Vedänta-
sütra are nicely explained therein.
TLC 22

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the essence of Vedic culture. It is a wish-fulfilling tree, and we can take
whatever we want from it.
TLK V 1

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the natural and faultless commentary on the Vedänta-sütra. This is Lord
Caitanya's opinion.
RTW 3
The Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the natural commentary on the Vedänta-sütra and offers solid
education on how to conduct life perfectly.
RTW 5

The Çrémad-Bhägavatam is meant for giving enlightenment to all people of the world. It is not
the philosophy of a sectarian religion; it is meant for all human beings. People should take
advantage of the instructions in the Çrémad-Bhägavatam and make their lives perfect. That is
the mission of our Kåñëa consciousness movement.
DHARMA 4

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the spotless description of how to love God. There is no better

description. From the beginning it teaches how to love God.
TQE 7

Kåñëa-upadeça means this Bhagavad-gétä, the instruction given by Kåñëa. That is kåñëa-upadeça.
And kåñëa-upadeça is also Çrémad-Bhägavatam. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is full of instructions by
which one can become Kåñëa conscious.
4.14 BGL

As God is one, similarly, to understand Him, there is only one literature. That is Çrémad-
Bhägavatam. Bhagavad-gétä is the preliminary study of Çrémad-Bhägavatam.
1.2.3 SBL

The Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the essence of all Vedic literature. Çruti-säram ekam. This is the only
one. You cannot present another.
1.2.3 SBL